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Modi wants Indians to press pause on gold. But the $5.2 trillion obsession runs deepIndia’s attempt to protect the rupee is now colliding with one of the country’s strongest cultural habits — buying gold. After Prime Minist...
A joke about 'two husbands' turned into a national controversy in China. Here’s what the issue is & why OPPO is in troubleChinese electronics giant OPPO has reportedly punished several senior executives after facing backlash over a controversial social media ad...
China's marriages drop to decade low, deepening demographic concernsMarriage registrations in China have seen a significant drop. Official data reveals a 6.2% decrease in the first quarter compared to last y...
Gen Z conspiracy: China thinks the West is pushing its youth to quitIn a cultural shift, many young Chinese individuals are opting for 'lying flat'—a lifestyle choice that rejects pressures of constant work ...
In China, wedding bells are ringing in nightclubs, a subway station and on snowy mountain peaksChina is boosting marriage rates by letting couples wed anywhere. This initiative has led to a 22.5% increase in marriages. Registration of...
China introduces subsidy to spur population growthThe government will spend 3,600 yuan ($502) a year per child under age three, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The assistance,...
Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wedChina announced new measures to simplify the marriage registration process to reduce financial burdens on couples, aiming to address the de...
'Marry or get fired': Company warns single and divorced employees to ‘settle down’ by SeptemberA Chinese company's policy to dismiss single and divorced employees if they fail to marry by September faced public backlash and government...
World's second-biggest economy faces a threat as Chinese are not getting marriedMarriages in China fell 20% last year, reaching a record low of 6.1 million. The drop presents a challenge to China's efforts to counter it...
Why China wants its youths to take love lessonsMore than 50 percent youth, primarily college students, in China don't want to fall in love. China is grappling with low marriage and birth...
China's top health body urges marriage, childbirth at 'appropriate ages'China's National Health Commission will promote marriage and childbirth at appropriate ages to address the declining birth rate. The commis...
Chinese University introduces new degree programme on marriageChina's Civil Affairs University launched an undergraduate marriage program to boost the marriage industry and culture, as marriage and bir...
How a Chinese district is solving its population problems by giving newlyweds Rs 11,411China is implementing unconventional measures to control its population growth, including setting the legal marriage age at 22 for men and ...
Marriages in China decline to lowest numbers since 1986Only 7.64 million couples registered to get married across China, the world's most populous nation, in 2021, the lowest since 1986, accordi...
Sharp fall in marriages heightens China's concerns over declining birth rateA total of 7.63 million couples registered to get married across China in 2021, a record low for the past 36 years since 1986 when the Mini...
Declining marriage numbers add to China's demographic conundrumAs the demographic crisis deepened, China has permitted all couples to have two children in 2016, scrapping the draconian decades-old one-c...
China launches match making campaign as marriage and birth rates dropAuthorities are now not only encouraging young people to get married; they are also trying to keep married couples together. The Communist ...